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Hood
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Apart from one hole being squint, won't matter once completed though
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It is for the latest Cat
Same as this one I did about 4 years ago but will fold at both sides of the stanchion so they can choose which bit to open for passing the catch across from the boat moored outside. Which one they will use will depend on how the boats are moored.
Closed
Folded open.
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Nice and smooth, no juddering or play, nice.
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Just a big clunk as the engines hit their stops
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Could you do one that says "Swmbo"?
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Do you like hospital food?
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Trust me it's better than what madam dishes up. She uses the smoke alarms as her kitchen timer.
My old Mum had a plate on the wall said "Kissin don't last, cookin' do". Never realised the significance...
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Today I made a tool for extracting the piston from some brake calipers.
They should have just blown out but they were stuck.
There is very little to get a hold of on the pistons and I painted them before refurbishing them of so wanted to be as easy on the paint as I could.
I split a bit of pipe, welded on a couple of lugs, then built up the edge with tig.
Then turned it down on the lathe.
Worked a treat.
God, I love having a lathe even if it only a wee one.
They should have just blown out but they were stuck.
There is very little to get a hold of on the pistons and I painted them before refurbishing them of so wanted to be as easy on the paint as I could.
I split a bit of pipe, welded on a couple of lugs, then built up the edge with tig.
Then turned it down on the lathe.
Worked a treat.
God, I love having a lathe even if it only a wee one.
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This Otto Benze Blow torch has had a journey.
I got it last year.
So I cleaned it up and moved it on, as a non working desk ornament.
It came back to me.
As it will cost to much to make it work.
Main fixed jet is blocked. £30 to £78 to get a replacement.
So.
It was converted into something useful.
I got it last year.
So I cleaned it up and moved it on, as a non working desk ornament.
It came back to me.
As it will cost to much to make it work.
Main fixed jet is blocked. £30 to £78 to get a replacement.
So.
It was converted into something useful.
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Christ! Now I know It's that easy I'm bottling it!
On a serious note how much do you charge for these, pm me if you want. Might want a "tractor" for someone. Say A4 size.
Cheers
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(Carried over from the handy 3D prints thread).
Well...my Makita battery to Duratool 3D adapter thingy works with some reservations.
I had to extend the internal wires. I didn't break anything to my knowledge and only soldered one wire at a time (more on that in a minute):
I crimped the extension wires on:
Then brought them up where the original battery connector fitted:
It's a bit of a game getting the wires up through the square holes. Doable but I might be able to make it easier by modding the print to have a couple of channels for the wires.
In getting them in I managed to crush the brown a bit. Just the insulation.
So I over sleeved both wires with some black and red heatshrink thus back to the original colours:
Helping hands...really help:
All in and soldered.
I would probably add a hexagonal hole if there's ever a MK3 to take an Allen key for changing the blade.
So onto testing...it works! The Makita battery (clone fits). It runs, the blade oscillates like it should and it cuts wood. It doesn't smell like it's going to burn out. Link to a little video clip:
But...what the video doesn't show is how much the thing vibrates. Hand hurtingly so. For some reason the speed control dial doesn't work and it appears to be either off or running at full pelt! As I said earlier I don't think I broke anything earlier when inside.
I was really hoping for a fit and forget win with this but it's at the moment another possible fail. I'll have to take it apart in a bit!
Well...my Makita battery to Duratool 3D adapter thingy works with some reservations.
I had to extend the internal wires. I didn't break anything to my knowledge and only soldered one wire at a time (more on that in a minute):
I crimped the extension wires on:
Then brought them up where the original battery connector fitted:
It's a bit of a game getting the wires up through the square holes. Doable but I might be able to make it easier by modding the print to have a couple of channels for the wires.
In getting them in I managed to crush the brown a bit. Just the insulation.
So I over sleeved both wires with some black and red heatshrink thus back to the original colours:
Helping hands...really help:
All in and soldered.
I would probably add a hexagonal hole if there's ever a MK3 to take an Allen key for changing the blade.
So onto testing...it works! The Makita battery (clone fits). It runs, the blade oscillates like it should and it cuts wood. It doesn't smell like it's going to burn out. Link to a little video clip:
But...what the video doesn't show is how much the thing vibrates. Hand hurtingly so. For some reason the speed control dial doesn't work and it appears to be either off or running at full pelt! As I said earlier I don't think I broke anything earlier when inside.
I was really hoping for a fit and forget win with this but it's at the moment another possible fail. I'll have to take it apart in a bit!
Onoff
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Diode on the little speed control PCB seems to have disintegrated.
Was it cracked beforehand, did it go pop when I put the battery on or when I first switched on was the dial already up to max??? I'll have to desolder it and see if it's still identifiable.
Can't see why a Makita 18V battery would kill it but a Duratool 18V one might not. An Ah thing maybe?
Was it cracked beforehand, did it go pop when I put the battery on or when I first switched on was the dial already up to max??? I'll have to desolder it and see if it's still identifiable.
Can't see why a Makita 18V battery would kill it but a Duratool 18V one might not. An Ah thing maybe?
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Nice looking 3-D print you produced. 
[you might have warned us about the sound when you switched on, but we'll forgive you on account of the bird song 
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[you might have warned us about the sound when you switched on, but we'll forgive you on account of the bird song ] 